The heavy rains and gusty winds of Wednesday night’s storm took a toll in South Jersey. Nearly 20,000 customers of Atlantic City Electric lost power throughout Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties. A peak wind gust of 54 mph was measured at the Atlantic City Airport. Hamilton Township and Margate residents were the most affected in…
Middle Township’s Jenna Herlihy drove the lane and scored the winning basket with under 40 seconds left in regulation to lift the Lady Panthers over Wildwood Catholic 40-38. Middle led most of the game but Wildwood Catholic took a one-point lead on Caitlin McMullan’s three-point shot with less than 50 seconds to go. Herlihy was the…
The Avalon Borough Council met Wednesday night and introduced a new budget that includes no municipal tax increase in 2016. The budget also pays cash for most capital improvement projects planned in Avalon this year. The budget will be presented in detail to the public at the March 23rd meeting when it is expected to…
Avalon has a new Deputy Municipal Clerk. Danielle Nollett is leaving her position in Millville government to accept the position in Avalon that was vacated by a retirement. Nollett will serve in the Clerk’s office under Avalon Municipal Clerk Marie Hood.
Gov. Chris Christie appeared at a new elementary school ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning in Newark. It was Christie’s first public appearance away from Trenton since he suspended his campaign for the GOP nomination for president. The new Elliot Street Elementary School replaces the former building that was condemned after being struck by lighting and…
The Borough of Woodbine will be celebrating the 113th anniversary of its incorporation at their March 3rd borough council meeting. Woodbine will also be celebrating the Quasquicentennial of its Founding, which occurred with the purchase of 5,300 acres of land from Dennis Township on July 19, 1891, with the first settlers arriving on August 11th of…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that a bus with students from Mainland Regional High School was involved in an accident Tuesday night in Somers Point. According to the report, 34 year-old Lida Safavi of Morrisville, Pa., ran into the rear of the bus at 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of Ocean Heights Avenue and…
State Senator Jeff VanDrew says his team has a plan to pressure Verizon to deliver better service to residents of Cape May County. The senator announced on the 98.7 The Coast morning show that his team plans to “break Verizon’s back” regarding DSL service and limited fiber optic deployment throughout the region. VanDrew plans to…
Glad it’s not snow! Two separate rain storms will be passing through the Jersey Cape over the next two days. The first round of rain showers will be intermittent through Wednesday morning. Then after a break, we will get showers and potentially a thunderstorm before midnight Wednesday, with possible heavy rain and wind gusts near…
The Wildwood Catholic girls basketball team won on the road Monday night in the C.A.L. Tournament, but the boys were upset at home. The Lady Crusaders, seeded sixth, beat the third seeded Atlantic City Lady Vikings 52-49. Junior Caitlin McMullan made a layup and a foul shot with 0.4 seconds to go for the win.…